Recent Obituaries

Sep 8, 2020

Robert Carroll Steele,78, of Gilbert, SC died on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. He was born in Lexington County and was a son of the late James and Rose Jumper Steele. Mr. Steele was a member of First Calvary Baptist Church. He is survived by his children, Randy Steele, Ricky Steele (Chasity) and Karen Brown; six grandchildren; and six great grandchildren;...

Sep 6, 2020

AIKEN, SC - Eugene Barron, age 81, entered into rest Sunday, September 6, 2020, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Barron was born April 25, 1939 in Windsor, SC to the late Alfred Austin and the late Matilda Stone. He was a life-long area resident. He retired from Owens Corning Fiberglass where he was an electrician by trade....

Sep 6, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Alexander P. Bellotti Sr., age 93, entered into rest Sunday, September 6, 2020, at his residence.

Mr. Bellotti was born May 6, 1927 in Coalport, PA to the late Fiorindo Bellotti and the late Alesandrina Bellotti. He proudly served his country in the US Navy. Mr. Bellotti was a communicant of Corpus Christi Catholic...

Sep 6, 2020

Mr. David Franklin, 89, of Aiken, SC, entered into rest peacefully on Sunday, September 6th, 2020. Born in and lifelong resident of Aiken County, he was son of the late Quinby and Maude Day Franklin. He was the beloved husband of the late Mrs. Jewell Nash.

David was retired after forty plus years service in the trucking...

Sep 5, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Larry Charles Gore, age 69, passed away quietly in his home in Aiken, South Carolina on Saturday, September 5, 2020 from metastasized prostate cancer.

Larry was born April 13, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Harry Blaine Gore and Florence Virginia (Ramsdell) Gore. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death...

Sep 4, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Master Chief Charles Louie Bassi, US Navy (Ret.), entered into rest Friday, September 4, 2020, at his residence.

Master Chief Bassi was born October 15, 1939 in Dobbs Ferry, NY to the late Charles A. Bassi and Zyorce Louise Emanuelli. He spent his career proudly serving in the US Navy as a photojournalist retiring...

Sep 3, 2020

Robert Steven “Stevie” Cockrell, 62, of Batesburg, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 6, at Ridge Crest Memorial Park with Rev. Reynolds Williams officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. Active pallbearers will be Lee Wood, Jimmy Mundy, Gene “Coot” Oswald, Bret Davis, Terry Hook and Brandon...

Aug 30, 2020

AIKEN, SC – George Edward Gilmer, age 89, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at Aiken Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Gilmer was born October 7, 1930 in Pikeville, KY. He graduated from the University of Dayton and the University of South Carolina. He had made the area his home since the 1950’s. He started his career with...

Aug 30, 2020

Windsor - Arlene Barrick Wise, wife of Russell Kitchens and the late Harry F. Wise, passed away August 30, 2020.

Born December 6, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Ellis S. Barrick and Chloe Marquart Barrick.

Mrs. Arlene was one of 12 children. She had nine brothers and 2 sisters.

She...

Aug 29, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Marilou Meditz Walsh, age 68, passed away August 29, 2020.

Marilou was born March 25, 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Ralph Michael Branovic and the late Margaret Rickard Branovic. She received her bachelor’s degree from The University of South Carolina Aiken. She spent her career as a business owner and operator and...

Aug 29, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Charlene Smoak Gauthier 75, of Aiken, S.C. passed away peacefully at her home August 29, 2020. She was the wife of the late Harold Pierre Gauthier.

Charlene was born October 25, 1944 in Orangeburg, S.C. to the late Eugenia (Dolly) Murphy Smoak and Howard La Vern Smoak. Charlene was known to family and friends...

Aug 27, 2020

AIKEN, SC – Sandra Mahoney Power, age 73, died August 27, 2020.

Sandra was born April 10, 1947 in Brighton, MA to the late James F. Mahoney and the late Mildred Mahoney. For several years she worked as a flight attendant for TWA based out of Chicago. She moved back to Boston where she worked as a...

Aug 26, 2020

AIKEN – Mrs. Margaret Theresa Dalton, age 83, entered into rest Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

Born April 20, 1937 in Troy, New York, she was the daughter of the late Dr. John C. O’Brien and the late Mary Welch O’Brien. Mrs. Dalton, formerly of Franklin, TN, made Aiken her home for twenty-three years, a place she came...

Aug 25, 2020

James (Jim) Michael Wetzel of Aiken, South Carolina passed away Tuesday, August 25 at age 96. The youngest of six children, Jim was born to John Albert and Christina Kern Wetzel on May 7, 1924 in Decatur, Illinois. He grew up in Decatur, a city in central Illinois farm country, learning a variety of trade skills from his father....

Aug 24, 2020

Louis Emmett of Aiken died, August 24, 2020 at Harbor Chase, of Aiken. Louis was born in Cavan Town, Cavan County, Ireland and grew up in Belfast, Ireland. He finished his secondary education at St.Gall's in Belfast and graduated from Royal College of Technology with a degree from City and Guilds Institute of London, England.

He began...

Aug 23, 2020

Mrs. Martha Rose Lorick Cockrell, 79, of Saluda, SC, departed this life on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at Hospice & Palliative Care of the Piedmont, Greenwood, SC. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 11:00 AM, at the Furman Matthews Cemetery in Batesburg, SC. The Reverend Jordan Smith of Clyde’s Chapel Southern Methodist Church, Batesburg, SC,...

Aug 22, 2020

Enoree S. Thomas, 100, of Leesville, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Monday, August 24, at St. James Lutheran Church Cemetery, Summit, SC with her nephew Gerald Senn conducting the service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church sanctuary. Active pallbearers are Connor Motes,...

Aug 21, 2020

GROVETOWN, GA– Diane P. Austin, age 60, died Friday, August 21, 2020 at Doctor’s Hospital in Augusta, GA.

Diane was born April 16, 1960 at Ft. Dix, New Jersey to Sanae Schneierson and the late Leo Pieczynski.

Survivors include four children, Mike O’Brien (Kim), Leah O’Brien, Megan Edwards (Bobby), and Abigail James (Robbie); eight grandchildren;...

Aug 21, 2020

Betty Jean Kelly, 83, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, August, 24, at Kelly Family Cemetery with Rev. Kevin Thompson officiating. Due to the concerns with Covid-19, social distancing and masks are encouraged. Active pallbearers will be John Hammond, James Kelly, Ron Trotter, Brandon Smith and Jimmy Hook. Honorary pallbearers...

Aug 21, 2020

Patricia “Pat” Jeffcoat, 82, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, August 21, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 25, at Milton Shealy Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Bowman Town Cemetery with Rev. Ken Freeman and Rev. Dennis Metts officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral...